on a whim

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on a whim

1. (idiomatic) Without thinking seriously about the consequences.
   • 2022 December 16, Dan Milmo, Rowena Mason, Alex Hern, “Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns”, in The Guardian‎:

     Germany’s government said press freedom must not be switched “on and off on a whim” and Downing Street also raised concerns over the suspensions.

Synonyms

• on a lark

Translations

without thinking seriously about the consequences

Chinese: Mandarin: 心血來潮 / 心血来潮 (zh) (xīnxuèláicháo) Dutch: in een opwelling Finnish: hetken mielijohteesta French: sur un coup de tête (fr), à l'emporte-pièce (fr) German: aus einer Laune heraus Italian: alla leggera Polish: dla kaprysu, ot, tak sobie, z byle powodu Portuguese: num repente